Rajshahi Correspondent Admission test for first year honours classes in 2016-17 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will be held from October 23 to 27, a RU press release here said on Saturday. The varsity authority took the decision in…
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Release Naorik Oikya leader Manna unconditionally, speakers urge
Speakers at a discussion meeting and iftar party in the Mirpur area of the city demanded immediate release of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna from jail in the interest of democracy and human rights.
Sohana Saba praised in Kolkata
Cultural Correspondnet Sohana Saba, a very popular actress of Bangladesh is now applauded in Kolkata. Sohana Saba is famous for her performance in both Big and Small Screens. A popular daily of West Bengal, Anandabazar Patrika published a report in…
Nirob-Momo chemistry to enthral audience
Entertainment Desk After a hiatus of 10 years, Sakhawat Hossain Nirob and Zakia Bari Momo, two popular faces of the Bangladeshi film industry, are bringing back their on-screen chemistry through Rafiq Shikdar’s film. Nirob, the model-turned-TV actor and Momo, the…
Hillary, Bill ‘over the moon’ about birth of newest grandchild
Hillary and Bill Clinton welcomed the birth of their second grandchild Saturday, gushing that they are “over the moon.” “We are overjoyed to be grandparents again with the arrival of our grandson, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, born on Saturday, June 18,…
US film industry says ‘hola’ to Havanawood
Entertainment Desk Hollywood has been clamoring to capture Cuba’s colorful charm since a thaw in frosty Cold War relations, but the islanders say the boom comes with their own underfunded film industry in crisis. Several big American productions have created…
Obama touts environmental record on family outing to national parks
President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America’s cherished natural heritage Saturday during a weekend tour marking the 100th anniversary of the nation’s vaunted national park system. Obama, also using the occasion to tout his environmental record, is the…
Defence minister of Russia meets Assad
Moscow — Russia’s defence minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country’s leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow’s role in the region. Sergei Shoigu met with President Bashar Assad in…
Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail
Dhaka-Family members of condemned Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali met him at Kashimpur jail here on Saturday.
PM slams British govt for giving ‘shelter’ to Tarique
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday came down hard on the British government for giving shelter to BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, saying he has link to killings in Bangladesh and giving threat to British MP Tulip Siddiq.
Huge arms & ammunition recovers from a lake in Uttara
Huge quantities of firearms and ammunition were recovered from a lake in the city’s Uttara area on Saturday.
Fahim’s killing in ‘gunfight’ exposes govt. link to militancy: Rizvi
Dhaka-BNP on Saturday alleged that the government has killed militant suspect Golam Faizullah alias Fahim in ‘crossfire’ to conceal the mystery behind a terrorist attack on Madaripur college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty.
Fundamentalism a threat to peaceful assembly, association: UN
Dhaka-The phenomenon of fundamentalism is fueling growing intolerance worldwide, which poses a grave threat to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt sends cars out in Le Mans
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has got the 24 Hours Le Mans classic endurance race underway in difficult weather conditions.
Innocent held in crackdown: Ershad
Dhaka-Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday alleged that innocent people, not criminals, were arrested in the weeklong combing operation conducted by the law enforcers.
Khaleda calls Hasina ‘PM in name only’
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday described Sheikh Hasina as a ‘name-only’ Prime Minister, saying she works at the ‘dictate’ of others.
World’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker Arktika launched in Russia
The launching ceremony of the world’s largest nuclear icebreaker- Arktika took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St.-Petersburg of Russia on June 16, 2016.
Seminar on budget 2016-17 held at RU
A daylong seminar on national budget for the fiscal year 2016-17was held on Friday noon at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) in Rajshahi University. Alumni Association of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies organized the seminar, press release said.
IBBL organized discussion and Ifter mahfil
Rangpur Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion on ‘Humane Banking in the light of Sawm and Taqwa’ and Ifter Mahfil at a local hotel on June 16, 2016, Thursday.
IG Prisons receives death threat
Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin received a death threat on Saturday.The threat was given through SMS over his mobile phone in the afternoon.The SMS sender identifying him as a journalist mentioned in the message that the…
Apparels and textiles federations object to rise in source-tax
The top five federations of the apparels and textiles sector on Saturday reiterated a call to incorporate their proposals including reducing source tax on export items in the proposed budget to help grow the textiles and readymade garment sectors in…
Khaleda calls Hasina ‘PM in name only’
Claiming that Sheikh Hasina is ‘prime minister in name only’, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said the prime minister works at the dictate of others.“It’s difficult to say whether she who is sitting in Bangladesh is the prime minister…
4,400 acres railway land under illegal occupation: Minister
Railways Minister Md. Mazibul Hoque on Saturday told Parliament that nearly 4,400 acres of railway land are under illegal occupation across the country. “A total of 4,391.39 acres out of 61,820.97 acres of railway land remains illegally occupied by various…
Humayun Ahmed’s “Devi” to be filmed in government sponsor
Entertainment Desk Humayun Ahmed’s “Devi” to be filmed in government sponsor Devi, a famous novel of celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed is now going to take place in big screen. People will now be able to enjoy it in new way.…
Udta Punjab takes a flying start at the box-office
Entertainment Desk This week marks the release of a number of films, both domestic and international. While on the domestic front we see the release of Udta Punjab and Dhanak, the Hollywood releases of the week include Now You See…
Saif Ali Khan plays tennis with Sara,Ibrahim
Entertainment Desk Daddy dearest Saif Ali Khan took his kids, Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, for a game of tennis recently. Sara avoided the photographers as the family entered a suburban gymkhana, while Ibrahim smiled for the shutterbugs…
How science is putting a new face on crime solving
Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations. A roadside memorial marks where Sierra Bouzigard’s body was found seven years ago in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. There were no witnesses to the…
Amputee tortoise gets moving with wheels
A plucky female tortoise is winning the hearts of the Indian public as it races around its zoo enclosure on an improvised set of wheels. The animal lost its front right leg in a mongoose attack, and zookeepers added the…
Syria’s beloved sweet shops follow its refugees into exile
Civil war has scattered Syria’s bakers, pastry chefs, and restaurateurs. For the foodies—and children—in their new communities, it’s a tasty turn of events. Picture of syrian pastries that look like birds’ nests filled with nuts Syrian sweets made with nuts…
Sicily suffers harm from sea, fire disasters
Sicily was hit by weather-related and other disasters which caused heavy damage but no loss of life, local reports said Thursday. Strong sirocco winds were partly blamed for a hydrofoil crashing into the dockside of the port of Stromboli, a…